RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 22, 2018 at 9:31 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2018 at 9:33 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(March 22, 2018 at 8:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Do you have sensory issues?
I have incredibly sensitive skin.... I can't stand wearing jumpers, cardigans or sweaters and I itch if I have a bath so I prefer to shower.
I always would scream and struggle and refuse to wear anything woolly as a child.
In the winter I wear multiple layers of t-shirts on my top half.
Oh, and visually I see things normally as far as I know.... but I can't think in pictures. So I tend to say "My mind's eye is almost completely blind." That's the best way to describe it.
It may be T.M.I. but above all my inability to think in pictures doesn't just make it hard for me to find my way around or have a good sense of direction.... it's also incredibly frustrating when I'm trying to fantasize sexually but I have to do it all in words and sounds. So I tend to need more stimulation than just my imagination.
I am aware that many people sometimes get that feeling when they're in a crowded room with multiple conversations going at once...... but I am starting to wonder if I get that feeling more than most people do. Or to a higher degree.
I remember there have been times when I've got told off for evesdropping because I "shouldn't have been listening" and I've been like "I could hear it!".... and it leads me to believe that maybe most people are able to consciously tune in and out of things with their ears more than I am, whereas I hear everything around me at once. It's not like I can switch it off when I just hear multiple layers of sound on top of each other. After all, the fact I don't think visually at all, does make my conscious awareness rather sound-focused to say the least.